The electro-mechanical response of elastomer membranes coated with ultra-thin metal electrodes. (English) Zbl 1162.74300
Summary: This paper presents experimental and theoretical analyses of the electro-mechanical response of metal/elastomer multilayers. A novel test has been devised to determine the relationship between the mechanical response of clamped elastomer membranes, coated on both sides with metal electrodes, and an applied electric field. The load-deflection response of the multilayers subjected to different voltages was measured using an instrumented spherical indenter having dimensions comparable to the freestanding span. The measurements are used with closed-form solutions for membrane deflection to determine the effective plane-strain modulus of cracked multilayers and electrically induced in-plane strains. The experiments demonstrate that: (i) electrically induced strains vary with the square of the electric field, as expected from electrostatic models of parallel plate capacitors, (ii) the transverse stiffness of membranes can be controlled using applied electric fields, (iii) analytical models accurately predict the relationship between electrode crack spacing, layer properties and effective moduli. Finally, we estimate the toughness of the sub-micron metal electrodes, using cracking models that relate crack spacing, imposed strain and the energy release rate governing channel crack formation.
MSC:
| 74-05 | Experimental work for problems pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids |
| 74F15 | Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics |
| 74K15 | Membranes |
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